Intelligent Data Centres Issue 61 | Page 19

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OPERATORS WRESTLE TO DO MORE WITH LESS , VIRTUAL REPLICAS OF PHYSICAL DATA CENTRES – DIGITAL TWINS – WILL BECOME A PROMINENT SOLUTION .

D A T A C E N T R E P R E D I C T I O N S

ata centre demand

D is exploding . In fact , according to JLL , 2023 saw the largest second quarter on record for data centre demand in Europe . As facilities prepare to deliver on this in 2024 , they ’ ll embrace technologies such as Digital Twins , Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), Large Language Models ( LLMs ), Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality ( VR ) to support them . At the same time , they ’ ll contend with environmental , social and governance ( ESG ) and digital skills challenges . The first step in managing these difficulties and embracing the technological opportunities is understanding the landscape . With this in mind , let ’ s look at what next year has in store for the data centre industry .

Digital Twin implementation getting more sophisticated

HOW SEEING DOUBLE

WILL HELP OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENT

Dave King , Senior Product Marketing Manager , Cadence , tells us how investing in the right technologies is crucial for data centres to overcome unprecedented demand among an expanding talent shortage and carbon transparency concerns – and why Digital Twins may be an answer .
Data centres are already struggling to meet the capacity demands of digital proliferation . This challenge will only intensify in 2024 as complex technologies such as AI become increasingly commonplace . As facility operators wrestle to do more with less ,

“ AS FACILITY

OPERATORS WRESTLE TO DO MORE WITH LESS , VIRTUAL REPLICAS OF PHYSICAL DATA CENTRES – DIGITAL TWINS – WILL BECOME A PROMINENT SOLUTION .
virtual replicas of physical data centres – digital twins – will become a prominent solution . It will empower operators to achieve maximum capacity out of their
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